Three signs David Miller is bored with not being Mayor

Three signs that David Miller is bored with not being a mayor, though, let’s face it, reason No. 1 is evidence enough.

1. Occupy the Mic with David Miller is a recently announced series of shows that promises it is “not afraid to get loud.” A promotional flyer shows the former mayor with arms crossed, sleeves rolled up and the top button of his shirt undone. Surely, this is not the same man who once ran this city? The flyer promises an “evening of song, comedy and saving the world.” The first show, at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, is on May 11, when he and his guests will discuss the Occupy Movement and why “the 99 per cent are finally ready to fight back.” Tickets are $15, tents not included.

2. On Tuesday, he tweeted Happy Birthday to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is a step up from this earlier in the week: “It’s been beautiful watching the sun rise at the BC ferry docks. What a country we have!”

3. In February, the father of Transit City thrust himself into the subway-LRT debate by tweeting about the firing of Gary Webster, the TTC’s former chief general manager. “The guy who should be fired is the one who said the private sector would build the Sheppard subway at no cost to the city,” Mr. Miller wrote, presumably about the current mayor. The tweet prompted an editorial slam from the Toronto Sun: “It’s bad political etiquette. It’s unclassy, uncouth.” Surely Mr. Miller misses that kind of attention since he left office? What former politician wouldn’t?